JERUSALEM, May 13: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday he would seek to expand the borders of Jerusalem and that he hoped for eventual world acceptance of Israeli rule in the disputed city.

At a ceremony marking the anniversary of Israel’s capture in 1967 of the city’s eastern sector which Palestinians seek as a capital for a future state, Olmert said: “The past 40 years are only the beginning. I believe, hope and pray that we will continue to work together to strengthen Jerusalem, to expand its borders, to cultivate its foundations, to build its neighbourhoods.”—Reuters